Hahn v. Terminal Railroad

COIL, Commissioner.

Plaintiff claimed $75,000 as damages for personal injuries sustained when he fell from a boxcar as a result of an inefficient hand brake thereon. A jury’s verdict for $100,000 was reduced by voluntary remitti-tur to $75,000 and by compliance with the trial court’s conditional order to $65,000. Defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff’s action was under Section 11 of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. sections 1 to 16, which provides in pertinent part: “It shall be unlawful for any common carrier * * * to haul, or permit to be hauled or used on its line, any car * * * not…